Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 372
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Episode 372 – No. 205, Room of the Curse – ‘Absolute Master’ (21)
– Eunsol Lee
The task of attracting Cheon Yi-maeng went better than expected.
During this process, a somewhat absurd incident occurred in which the emperor became Li Zicheng’s disciple, but the result itself was very good.
If we look specifically at why it is good,
First, Seung-yeop, who was wasting time because he could not go out because of his position as emperor, began to spend so much time that it was rumored that he cried a lot every day.
Second, as Lee Ja-seong stayed next to the emperor whenever he had time, he naturally took on the role of a kind of ‘guard’.
There was no longer a need for one of the colleagues to be in full charge of protecting the emperor.
Lastly, I was able to trust Lee Ja-seong, who had always been suspicious, a little more.
A few days after this change occurred, Baehwagyo’s forces finally began to gather in the plains.
I heard the voice of my grandfather, who was looking down at the plain from the seat next to me on the wall.
“It looks like they’re going to want to have a fight on the plains?”
“Yes. Well, I guess I’ll win.”
There is no big worry. This is because I have already won the giant slalom on the plain once.
I won without knowing anything, but this time I know inside out what tactics my opponent will use.
Losing is even weirder.
Of course, Grandpa grumbled.
“You man, aren’t you saying too easily that you are just observing from above? “I have to roll underneath!”
“…”
“No, what kind of world is this where young people give orders by lifting their fingers from above, while old people like me have to roll around on the battlefield with my arms and legs bent?”
“If you feel wronged, become the emperor’s advisor. “This isn’t an easy position either, is it?”
“If you can’t even talk… .”
“I’m more worried about the Sky Tower afterward than the battle on the plains. “At any rate, we will build it again this time.”
“We have to destroy it this time too. This time, Sanghyun will be more comfortable because he has a laser. Sang-hyeon told the kids going to Cheonsan Mountain not to use the laser carelessly… .”
It seems that the destruction of the Sky Tower will proceed without any problems.
Whatever it is, it feels like the part I did on the second attempt is going easily, but that’s the only problem.
“By the way, how is the emperor’s training going?”
As soon as my question came out, my grandfather laughed.
“Tsk! Haha!”
“Is it that fun?”
“The attendants are in an uproar. “Seungyeop said he was busy crying every day.”
To be honest, I also secretly laughed at that part.
“So, do you feel like you’ve gotten stronger?”
Mr. Sanghyun approached from afar and answered.
“Not even a week has passed yet. “We are not at the stage where we can already achieve accomplishments.”
Thanks to his position as the emperor’s bodyguard, Sanghyeon was able to frequently observe Seungyeop’s training nearby.
Thanks to you, I was able to talk about it in more detail.
“I was curious, so I looked at the training content, and it was surprisingly scientific. “For physical training, we mainly focused on running and squats.”
“Squat?”
“Ah, the expression here is ‘mabo posture.’”
Grandpa nodded.
“Because all human bodies are the same. “When it comes to movements and exercises that are good for training, there is always a right answer.”
“The theory lectures were also fun. “It seemed like a mixture of philosophy and occult theory.”
A doctor, an astronaut, and a member of the special forces.
In the opinion of Sanghyeon, who can be considered the darling of modern science, martial arts seems to be an interesting discipline that combines philosophy and mysticism.
“Actually, what’s really interesting is the teaching methodology rather than the content of the martial arts.”
“methodology?”
“They made me memorize it, and if I got even one letter wrong, they made me rewrite it from the beginning. “If you get it wrong three times, you have to run to the training ground.”
“… I, Lee Ja-seong, suddenly started to feel like a teacher at Gangnam Spartan Academy.”
At that time, my grandfather muttered as if he felt somewhat regretful.
“Oh, this is why I feel sad about getting old.”
“…”
There is no one here who does not understand the meaning of the lament about age, which is said without context.
When we first entered Room 205 and found out about the existence of the ‘learnable superpower’ called ‘Mugong’, we all thought that we wanted to learn it.
Most of us soon had to give up.
This is because it was almost impossible to enter martial arts after a certain age.
“It is common for children of samurai families to learn before the age of 10, and they should be initiated in their mid-teens at the latest.”
Sanghyeon’s answer was similar to the information I received.
According to this standard, Seung-yeop also entered the profession a bit late, but the people in this position are said to be inexperienced.
“I heard a similar story.”
At that time, Sanghyun chuckled.
“Even if I could have learned it, I don’t know if I would have.”
Unlike my grandfather, Sang-hyeon did not look very regretful.
Did you realize something while watching Seungyeop’s training process from the side?
“It is a force that grows much more slowly than you might think.”
“Is your growth slow?”
“I asked Lee Ja-seong a few questions, claiming the position of guard, and the minimum training period to even imitate a military officer is three years.”
“…”
“That is also the standard when you practice for at least 8 hours every day. Do you often find yourself practicing in a hotel like that?”
“Yes. “Unless there is another room like room 203 where you are given an incredible amount of time.”
“It will be difficult for Seung-yeop to achieve any meaningful achievements. “It’s just an effect of physical training.”
“It’s better than doing nothing.”
“That’s true, but this is what occurred to me. Martial arts are quite ineffective in achieving the goal of becoming stronger. “The speed of growth cannot be compared to the legacy.”
“Efficiency is low?”
“The reason 21st century soldiers do not practice cold weapons training is not because it is a loss to learn them. “Because it’s much more efficient to shoot a few more times during that time.”
After listening to this point, I felt like I knew what he was trying to say.
“So, it’s better to increase your heritage proficiency while learning martial arts?”
“That’s it. How long did it take for a phantom demon to steal someone else’s body? Even if we couldn’t do it, it would have taken hundreds of years, right? “Gain was able to do this from the first day he obtained it from the magic book.”
With those words, the teacher left, saying he would check the soldiers’ training again.
The two people who stayed behind, my grandfather and I, looked at each other with somewhat strange expressions.
“… I’m sure Sanghyun doesn’t regret his martial arts skills.”
“Yes.”
“Because there is a blessing of sincerity, and through it you can become stronger. Also, if you increase your mastery of the Last Flash, you will be able to achieve its own achievements.”
“Yes.”
The next words contained a bit of heat.
“But I have no legacy, no blessings, no growth potential.”
“…”
“I guess I’ll have to find my own number in this room.”
With these words, my grandfather also left.
It’s strength.
Seungyeop started learning martial arts.
Mr. Sang-hyeon has such a great means of self-reinforcement that there is no need to regret martial arts or anything like that.
Grandpa says I don’t have anything like that, so I’ll find another way.
What about me?
There is a legacy, and ‘Hand of Greed’ is a force with definite growth potential.
The situation itself is closer to Sang-hyeon, who has separate means, than to Grandpa, who lacks the means of strengthening himself.
Therefore, the reason I move forward slowly is because there is a problem with my mindset.
If you push the hand of greed to its limit, your colleagues will fall into great danger.
Fear of this is undermining the potential of the hand of greed.
“Let’s leave it at this.”
This kind of thinking itself is dangerous.
Because the Hand of Greed is already activated.
It didn’t work because the place was the Curse Room, but if it had been a hotel, it would have responded to my craving earlier.
I sipped a cup of hot tea and put my complicated thoughts away.
“I wonder if the kids who went to Cheonjangsan Mountain are doing well… .”
*
– Yoosongi
People have the ability to learn.
If you face a crisis for the first time, you may be confused and confused, but if the same thing happens a second time, you will respond more rationally.
Just like us now.
He needed various items to climb the vast mountain of Heavenly Mountain, but had no money. Last time, he had no choice but to become an armed robber in Henan Province.
Thinking back, I feel sorry for the merchants of that time.
Fortunately, there was no need for that this time.
This is because Eunsol, who understood our situation, easily solved it.
“HP Market sells silver plates, so I’ll order two of these. And take some hotel supplies.”
If you don’t have money, you can take expensive items with you.
Deep down, I wondered if taking hotel supplies was a form of theft… .
no. are you okay.
The hotel has done so many bad things to us, so you can take as many supplies as you want.
“miss! Is it really going to be like this? “If you go to the Geum family, they will pay you much more.”
The merchant in front of me apologized to me again and again.
Even if I saved up all my money, it wasn’t enough to buy the gold candlestick I bought at the hotel.
Is it because the grotesque next to me thrust its beak threateningly?
Instead of trying to deceive me, the merchant honestly told me that he could pay me more if I went to a wealthy family nearby.
“That’s Okay. “In exchange for the insufficient price, please take care of obtaining the items I mentioned.”
“I will buy it of the highest quality, thinking that it will be used by my children.”
“That’s enough.”
I’m not taking the money I saved out of the hotel anyway, so what does it matter if I lose money or not?
Just get the things you need right now and that’s it.
and… .
Room 205 was reset and this man forgot everything, but my memory is intact.
Thanks to this, I vividly remembered the scene where Miro split his stall with a phantom punch.
“… Because it also has the meaning of an apology.”
“yes?”
“no. “Move quickly.”
“Oh, I understand!”
When I looked around, I saw Miro taking off his helmet and eating chicken skewers eagerly.
“You didn’t steal that, right?”
“Ang. “It’s so loud and loud -”
“Swallow and speak. “Swallow.”
“no. “I gave it to you when you asked for it with a smile.”
“…”
Did he write words with unique power without awareness?
Or did the merchants see the imposing ‘White Dragon Shingap’ and offer it on their own?
You never know.
Either way, it was better than that damn ‘Phantom Punch’.
“good job. “What about Ari?”
“They said they would take care of it and come back.”
“Take care of it… .”
About 30 minutes later, a loud ‘squeak’ sound was suddenly heard.
The merchants looked around wondering what this was all about, but soon went back to their work.
It’s Ari’s signal.
I went to the agreed upon location with Miro.
The shabby alley on the outskirts of the castle is a completely different place from the fancy market I saw just a moment ago.
A slum where people living without hope are willing to stab others for the bread they will eat today.
As if waiting, greedy eyes turned towards us from all directions.
and… .
— Boom!
As soon as the grotesque hit the floor, the poor people disappeared.
“Oh~! “It’s a shame.”
“… What are you regretting?”
Because the opportunity to throw a phantom punch has disappeared?
Before I could sigh at the sight of this helpless girl, Ahri appeared from the darkness.
In her hands was a human head.
He is a herbalist and one of the two masters who guard the seal of the illusion.
As soon as Ari arrived at the castle, he dealt with the man whose identity was hidden.
“Did you find out something?”
“outside.”
“huh?”
“Let’s go outside and talk.”
I felt like I had figured out something significant.
*
After informing the market merchants to prepare hiking supplies by evening, we went outside the castle.
Ari stroked the herbalist’s head as if they were going to have a conversation.
Next to him, Miro was poking the dead man’s head with his finger.
“…Ariya.”
“huh?”
“You’re already mature, but Miro is still young, so try to raise him in an innocent way.”
“I see. “The maze turns back for a moment.”
When Miro tilted his head and turned back, Ari pulled out the herbalist’s eye and –
“Ugh!”
“Be quiet. Song, are you still on your first day at the hotel?”
“hey! “If you’re going to do something like this, tell me to turn around too!”
“You don’t have to be really big. “It’s already gone.”
He pulled out the eyeball, stuck his finger into the hole, and plucked out the brain.
It seemed like he was using old blood or using strange tricks he learned as an agent of the Management Bureau.
In the past, I couldn’t use this kind of tactic because I didn’t have enough time, but this time, it seems like they did it this time because they had some time to do it by surprise.
I understand why you do this.
I get it, but it’s so disgusting it makes me want to vomit!
Miro must have heard a terrible sound behind him and started to run away.
“…”
“…”
“Did you find out something?”
“Wait a minute. “I’m organizing it in my head.”
At a time when Ari was worried, we reflected on our current problems.
The goal is to liberate Ga-in’s brother from the basement of Cheonsan Mountain.
The problem is how to get to the basement.
The other day, the maze summoned a teacher and used a laser to clear the way, but this time, it couldn’t be used.
This is because the Imperial Party had to use the Last Flash, so we asked them not to use it.
Is there any other way?